Nalidixic Acid

"Nalidixic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A synthetic 1,8-naphthyridine antimicrobial agent with a limited bacteriocidal spectrum. It is an inhibitor of the A subunit of bacterial DNA GYRASE.

Descriptor ID	D009268
MeSH Number(s)	D03.438.612.500 D03.438.810.835.055.500
Concept/Terms	Nalidixic Acid Nalidixic Acid Acid, Nalidixic Nalidixin Nevigramon Nevigramon Sodium Nalidixic Acid, Anhydrous Sodium Nalidixic Acid, Anhydrous Nalidixate Sodium Nalidixate Sodium Sodium, Nalidixate Sodium Nalidixic Acid, Monohydrate

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.438]
Naphthyridines [D03.438.612]
Nalidixic Acid [D03.438.612.500]
Quinolines [D03.438.810]
Quinolones [D03.438.810.835]
4-Quinolones [D03.438.810.835.055]
Nalidixic Acid [D03.438.810.835.055.500]

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